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Gender equality, youth and social inclusion
Alison Bentley announced as 2023 Borlaug CAST Communication Award recipient
The annual award recognizes outstanding achievements and contributions by scientists, engineers, or other professionals in the agricultural, environmental, or food sectors to the advancement of science through communication in public policy fields.
Climate adaptation and mitigation
Research awards to tackle challenge of fortifying wheat against heat and drought
HeDWIC and FFAR awarded grants to five wheat research projects in 2022 to protect the crop from climate change and other threats.
Nutrition, health and food security
CIMMYT endorses and implements expert recommendations to drive the transformation towards Zero Hunger by 2050
A new paper published today by experts at The Chicago Council of Global Affairs identifies the three main obstacles to global food systems transformation and hunger eradication by 2050.
Gender equality, youth and social inclusion
2023 Women In Triticum (WIT) Award Winners Announced
The Borlaug Global Rust Initiative (BGRI) is pleased to announce the 2023 Jeanie Borlaug Laube Women in Triticum (WIT) Early Career and Mentor awardees, recognizing excellence in science and leadership for a wheat-secure future.
Climate adaptation and mitigation
Canolaās opportunities abound as breeding, uses advance: IRC
Source: Grain Central (26 Sep 2023)
Breeding and seed technology is an important part of the partnerships that will continue to foster thriving markets.
Gender equality, youth and social inclusion
Breaking barriers in agriculture
Source: The Kathmandu Post (25 Sep 2023)
The International Water Management Institute and CIMMYT conducted research on Sustainable Intensification of Mixed Farming Systems (SI-MFS), including innovations in six potential areas that are urgently needed to transform agricultural practices.
Climate adaptation and mitigation
The world’s future wheat will need to withstand the climate crisis
Source: Quartz (20 Sep 2023)
As hotter temperatures and drought become the norm in places used to growing wheat, CIMMYT is working to face new and ongoing challenges to develop a more climate resilient wheat.
Nutrition, health and food security
Championing Global Cooperation to Crack Global Challenges
Source: China Today (19 Sep 2023)
Former CIMMYT’s director general (2008-2016), Dr. Thomas A. Lumpkin, talks about climate change, international cooperation and the future of food security.
